I'm looking for a technical fix to a problem I've got and I'm hoping
someone can point me in the right direction.

I need to connect the audio output of my DVD player to my Sony HiFi, but
they're at opposite ends of the room (about 15m cable run), with 3
doorways in between. To make matters worse, I recently had a new carpet
professionally fitted and I don't want to start peeling it back to lay
cables and I don't want cables under the 3 doorway, anyway.

Is there a wireless link I can buy to connect the DVD to the Sony and, if
so, do you know of a UK supplier?

Many thanks in advance.

- Tom Bennett
Brentwood

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 11:04:43 -0000, "Tom Bennett"
wrote:

I'm looking for a technical fix to a problem I've got and I'm hoping
someone can point me in the right direction.

I need to connect the audio output of my DVD player to my Sony HiFi, but
they're at opposite ends of the room (about 15m cable run), with 3
doorways in between. To make matters worse, I recently had a new carpet
professionally fitted and I don't want to start peeling it back to lay
cables and I don't want cables under the 3 doorway, anyway.

Is there a wireless link I can buy to connect the DVD to the Sony and, if
so, do you know of a UK supplier?

There are RF links for this task but only if you are willing to suffer
substantial deterioration of the signals. Best options are cable,
move the DVD and/or move the HiFi.

Kal

In article , Kalman Rubinson
writes
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 11:04:43 -0000, "Tom Bennett"
wrote:

I'm looking for a technical fix to a problem I've got and I'm hoping
someone can point me in the right direction.

I need to connect the audio output of my DVD player to my Sony HiFi, but
they're at opposite ends of the room (about 15m cable run), with 3
doorways in between. To make matters worse, I recently had a new carpet
professionally fitted and I don't want to start peeling it back to lay
cables and I don't want cables under the 3 doorway, anyway.

Is there a wireless link I can buy to connect the DVD to the Sony and, if
so, do you know of a UK supplier?

There are RF links for this task but only if you are willing to suffer
substantial deterioration of the signals. Best options are cable,
move the DVD and/or move the HiFi.

Kal

You could try an upmarket video sender unit on 2.4 Ghz and put the SPDIF
if you have that output on Co-ax on the DVD, and a SPDIF input on the
"receiving" end and use the "video" channel on the 2.4 Ghz link. I've
used this over longer distances and it works very well. In fact I've
used it up to 3 miles! On a line-of-sight basis for a temporary link.

Course the aerials were largish parabola's. You might find some break-up
if you get multipath reflections from time to time but it does work
surprisingly well. In fact the SPDIF signal isn't that far removed from
Video in level and amplitude.

http://www.g1mfg.com/

supplies some of these units that are better than those found in the
shops, and his gear will work on 2.4 G exempt channels...
--
Tony Sayer

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 18:01:38 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

You could try an upmarket video sender unit on 2.4 Ghz and put the SPDIF
if you have that output on Co-ax on the DVD, and a SPDIF input on the
"receiving" end and use the "video" channel on the 2.4 Ghz link. I've
used this over longer distances and it works very well. In fact I've
used it up to 3 miles! On a line-of-sight basis for a temporary link.

Course the aerials were largish parabola's. You might find some break-up
if you get multipath reflections from time to time but it does work
surprisingly well. In fact the SPDIF signal isn't that far removed from
Video in level and amplitude.

http://www.g1mfg.com/

supplies some of these units that are better than those found in the
shops, and his gear will work on 2.4 G exempt channels...

I have not tried this unit but the generally available 2.4GHz
transmitter/receiver pairs in the US do severely compromise quality,
even if used as you suggest. If these are, indeed, superior, that's
good to know.

Kal

In article , Kalman Rubinson
writes
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 18:01:38 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

You could try an upmarket video sender unit on 2.4 Ghz and put the SPDIF
if you have that output on Co-ax on the DVD, and a SPDIF input on the
"receiving" end and use the "video" channel on the 2.4 Ghz link. I've
used this over longer distances and it works very well. In fact I've
used it up to 3 miles! On a line-of-sight basis for a temporary link.

Course the aerials were largish parabola's. You might find some break-up
if you get multipath reflections from time to time but it does work
surprisingly well. In fact the SPDIF signal isn't that far removed from
Video in level and amplitude.

http://www.g1mfg.com/

supplies some of these units that are better than those found in the
shops, and his gear will work on 2.4 G exempt channels...

I have not tried this unit but the generally available 2.4GHz
transmitter/receiver pairs in the US do severely compromise quality,
even if used as you suggest. If these are, indeed, superior, that's
good to know.

Kal

Well they do output a bit more power some 25 or so milliwatts. I've used
them to carry SPDIF over short distances such as the original poster
requires and much longer with bigger antennas..
--
Tony Sayer

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 20:38:26 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

Well they do output a bit more power some 25 or so milliwatts. I've used
them to carry SPDIF over short distances such as the original poster
requires and much longer with bigger antennas..

I know this can be done and I've been looking into it for a while with
the interest in using it for subwoofers and/or rear/surround speakers
in a multichannel sound system. This would eliminate the need to run
many cables around or under the floor.

One OEM I spoke with (and whose devices seem suitable) said that
receivers could easily and cheaply be included in self-powered
speakers. Unfortunately, all the 'high-end' speaker manufacturers
evinced curiousity but no real interest.

Kal

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 20:38:26 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

Well they do output a bit more power some 25 or so milliwatts. I've used
them to carry SPDIF over short distances such as the original poster
requires and much longer with bigger antennas..

I know this can be done and I've been looking into it for a while with
the interest in using it for subwoofers and/or rear/surround speakers
in a multichannel sound system. This would eliminate the need to run
many cables around or under the floor.

One OEM I spoke with (and whose devices seem suitable) said that
receivers could easily and cheaply be included in self-powered
speakers. Unfortunately, all the 'high-end' speaker manufacturers
evinced curiousity but no real interest.

Kal

In article , Kalman Rubinson
writes
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 18:01:38 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

You could try an upmarket video sender unit on 2.4 Ghz and put the SPDIF
if you have that output on Co-ax on the DVD, and a SPDIF input on the
"receiving" end and use the "video" channel on the 2.4 Ghz link. I've
used this over longer distances and it works very well. In fact I've
used it up to 3 miles! On a line-of-sight basis for a temporary link.

Course the aerials were largish parabola's. You might find some break-up
if you get multipath reflections from time to time but it does work
surprisingly well. In fact the SPDIF signal isn't that far removed from
Video in level and amplitude.

http://www.g1mfg.com/

supplies some of these units that are better than those found in the
shops, and his gear will work on 2.4 G exempt channels...

I have not tried this unit but the generally available 2.4GHz
transmitter/receiver pairs in the US do severely compromise quality,
even if used as you suggest. If these are, indeed, superior, that's
good to know.

Kal

Well they do output a bit more power some 25 or so milliwatts. I've used
them to carry SPDIF over short distances such as the original poster
requires and much longer with bigger antennas..
--
Tony Sayer

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 18:01:38 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

You could try an upmarket video sender unit on 2.4 Ghz and put the SPDIF
if you have that output on Co-ax on the DVD, and a SPDIF input on the
"receiving" end and use the "video" channel on the 2.4 Ghz link. I've
used this over longer distances and it works very well. In fact I've
used it up to 3 miles! On a line-of-sight basis for a temporary link.

Course the aerials were largish parabola's. You might find some break-up
if you get multipath reflections from time to time but it does work
surprisingly well. In fact the SPDIF signal isn't that far removed from
Video in level and amplitude.

http://www.g1mfg.com/

supplies some of these units that are better than those found in the
shops, and his gear will work on 2.4 G exempt channels...

I have not tried this unit but the generally available 2.4GHz
transmitter/receiver pairs in the US do severely compromise quality,
even if used as you suggest. If these are, indeed, superior, that's
good to know.

Kal

In article , Kalman Rubinson
writes
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 11:04:43 -0000, "Tom Bennett"
wrote:

I'm looking for a technical fix to a problem I've got and I'm hoping
someone can point me in the right direction.

I need to connect the audio output of my DVD player to my Sony HiFi, but
they're at opposite ends of the room (about 15m cable run), with 3
doorways in between. To make matters worse, I recently had a new carpet
professionally fitted and I don't want to start peeling it back to lay
cables and I don't want cables under the 3 doorway, anyway.

Is there a wireless link I can buy to connect the DVD to the Sony and, if
so, do you know of a UK supplier?

There are RF links for this task but only if you are willing to suffer
substantial deterioration of the signals. Best options are cable,
move the DVD and/or move the HiFi.

Kal

You could try an upmarket video sender unit on 2.4 Ghz and put the SPDIF
if you have that output on Co-ax on the DVD, and a SPDIF input on the
"receiving" end and use the "video" channel on the 2.4 Ghz link. I've
used this over longer distances and it works very well. In fact I've
used it up to 3 miles! On a line-of-sight basis for a temporary link.

Course the aerials were largish parabola's. You might find some break-up
if you get multipath reflections from time to time but it does work
surprisingly well. In fact the SPDIF signal isn't that far removed from
Video in level and amplitude.

http://www.g1mfg.com/

supplies some of these units that are better than those found in the
shops, and his gear will work on 2.4 G exempt channels...
--
Tony Sayer